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Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Centuria Capital Group (CNI) has swiftly provided a response to media reports suggesting that its exposure to the Bathla Group, a Sydney-based property constructor and developer, raised questions over its governance, following a downgrade of one of ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Macquarie Group provided an update on the first quarter of its 2027 financial year, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake saying trading conditions were "satisfactory" for the three months to 30 June 2026. Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...

Crole exits Sequoia effective immediately

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Garry Crole is exiting Sequoia Financial Group as chief executive effective immediately as the fallout from the Shield and First Guardian master funds and legal action against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning rolls on. Crole said his decision ...

KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
The embattled consulting firm has named a new chief executive, choosing to promote from within after former chief executive Andrew Yates stepped down in June in the wake of the whistleblower scandal. KPMG named chief financial officer John Sams as its ...

FY26 ASX listings sat below five-year average

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... 100, up 45% from the previously corresponding period (69) despite having an identical initial public offering (IPO) capital raise of $5.6 billion. New listings added $32.6 billion in quoted market capitalisation, an 86% increase on FY25, and total new ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... and others. Observing the trend, Challenger head of retirement income research Aaron Minney says there will be a need to raise awareness for more people to learn about these products. Only then might lifetime income products become a more common household ...

First Mutual unregistered MIS wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
First Mutual Private Equity's (FMPE) unregistered managed investment scheme (MIS), which allegedly gambled $80 million of investor money, has been wound up by the Federal Court. Justice Button approved ASIC's application to facilitate the orderly ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... of 2021. I think the broader observation is that managers are taking a lot longer with the whole fundraising journey to raise their target fund sizes," he says. "Over the past few years, the average time in market for a fund has really been about two ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Aberdeen investments expects the global economy to remain resilient through the second half of 2026, supported by artificial intelligence (AI) driven investment, strong corporate earnings and steady consumer demand. Despite tailwinds, Aberdeen warned ...

Start-ups carve out confirms tax reforms are 'flawed': WAM

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... the government should, at the very least, extend eligibility to all registered Australian companies, including those that raise growth capital on the ASX. The government's intention to support innovative Australian businesses is not allowing everyday ...
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